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Biology and Biochemistry

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73
Citations
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World Ranking
6021
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Chemistry

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15734
World Ranking
5652
National Ranking
140

Lindsay D. Eltis publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lindsay D. Eltis sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 260 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Lindsay D. Eltis D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lindsay D. Eltis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lindsay D. Eltis is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with contributions across Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics addressed in their work include biochemical and biophysical processes, enzyme-mediated dye degradation, lignin and wood chemistry, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, steroid chemistry and biochemistry, tuberculosis research and epidemiology, and metal-catalyzed oxygenation mechanisms.

Eltis has contributed to several research publications, with a notable presence in journals such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The ISME Journal, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The quantity of publications in these venues reflects ongoing engagement with biochemical and microbial research environments.

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (8 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (4 publications)
  • The ISME Journal (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology (2 publications)
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2 publications)

Frequent coauthors in their research network include Megan E Wolf, J.C. Grigg, William W. Mohn, Laura E. Navas, and Eugene Kuatsjah, indicating recurrent collaboration in related scientific investigations.

  • Megan E Wolf
  • J.C. Grigg
  • William W. Mohn
  • Laura E. Navas
  • Eugene Kuatsjah

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Lindsay D. Eltis are:

  • Critical enzyme reactions in aromatic catabolism for microbial lignin conversion, 2022, Nature Catalysis
  • Metabolism of syringyl lignin-derived compounds in Pseudomonas putida enables convergent production of 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid, 2021, Metabolic Engineering
  • Genomics and metatranscriptomics of biogeochemical cycling and degradation of lignin-derived aromatic compounds in thermal swamp sediment, 2020, The ISME Journal
  • Characterization of alkylguaiacol-degrading cytochromes P450 for the biocatalytic valorization of lignin, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Discovery of lignin-transforming bacteria and enzymes in thermophilic environments using stable isotope probing, 2022, The ISME Journal

Best Publications

  • The complete genome of Rhodococcus sp. RHA1 provides insights into a catabolic powerhouse

    Michael P. McLeod;René L. Warren;William W. L. Hsiao;Naoto Araki

  • A gene cluster encoding cholesterol catabolism in a soil actinomycete provides insight into Mycobacterium tuberculosis survival in macrophages

    Robert Van der Geize;Katherine Yam;Thomas Heuser;Maarten H. Wilbrink

  • Analysis of Pseudomonas gene products using lacIq/Ptrp-lac plasmids and transposons that confer conditional phenotypes

    V de Lorenzo;L Eltis;B Kessler;K N Timmis

  • Identification of DypB from Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 as a lignin peroxidase.

    Mark Ahmad;Joseph N. Roberts;Elizabeth M. Hardiman;Rahul Singh

  • The Ins and Outs of Ring-Cleaving Dioxygenases

    Frédéric H Vaillancourt;Jeffrey T Bolin;Lindsay D Eltis

  • Crystal Structure of the Biphenyl-Cleaving Extradiol Dioxygenase from a PCB-Degrading Pseudomonad

    Seungil Han;Lindsay D. Eltis;Kenneth N. Timmis;Steven W. Muchmore

  • Bacterial contributions to delignification and lignocellulose degradation in forest soils with metagenomic and quantitative stable isotope probing

    Roland C Wilhelm;Rahul Singh;Lindsay D Eltis;William W Mohn

  • Evolutionary relationships among extradiol dioxygenases.

    L D Eltis;J T Bolin

  • Breaking Down Lignin to High-Value Chemicals: The Conversion of Lignocellulose to Vanillin in a Gene Deletion Mutant of Rhodococcus jostii RHA1

    Paul D. Sainsbury;Elizabeth M. Hardiman;Mark Ahmad;Hiroshi Otani

  • Novel inhibitors of cholesterol degradation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis reveal how the bacterium's metabolism is constrained by the intracellular environment.

    Brian C. VanderVen;Ruth J. Fahey;Wonsik Lee;Yancheng Liu

  • Studies of a ring-cleaving dioxygenase illuminate the role of cholesterol metabolism in the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Katherine C. Yam;Igor D'Angelo;Rainer Kalscheuer;Haizhong Zhu;Haizhong Zhu

  • High-throughput screening identifies inhibitors of the SARS coronavirus main proteinase.

    Jan E. Blanchard;Nadine H. Elowe;Carly Huitema;Pascal D. Fortin

  • The Actinobacterial mce4 Locus Encodes a Steroid Transporter

    William W. Mohn;Robert van der Geize;Gordon R. Stewart;Sachi Okamoto

  • The biological occurrence and trafficking of cobalt

    Sachi Okamoto;Lindsay D. Eltis

  • Crystal Structures of the Main Peptidase from the SARS Coronavirus Inhibited by a Substrate-like Aza-peptide Epoxide

    Ting-Wai Lee;Maia M. Cherney;Carly Huitema;Jie Liu

  • Effects of charged amino acid mutations on the bimolecular kinetics of reduction of yeast iso-1-ferricytochrome c by bovine ferrocytochrome b5.

    S H Northrup;K A Thomasson;C M Miller;P D Barker

  • Genetic analysis of a Pseudomonas locus encoding a pathway for biphenyl/polychlorinated biphenyl degradation.

    Bernd Hofer;Lindsay D. Eltis;David N. Dowling;Kenneth N. Timmis

  • Mycobacterial cytochrome p450 125 (cyp125) catalyzes the terminal hydroxylation of c27 steroids.

    Jenna K. Capyk;Rainer Kalscheuer;Gordon R. Stewart;Jie Liu

  • Characterization of dye-decolorizing peroxidases from Rhodococcus jostii RHA1.

    Joseph N. Roberts;Rahul Singh;Jason C. Grigg;Michael E. P. Murphy

  • Catabolism of Benzoate and Phthalate in Rhodococcus sp. Strain RHA1: Redundancies and Convergence

    Marianna A. Patrauchan;Christine Florizone;Manisha Dosanjh;William W. Mohn

Frequent Co-Authors

William W. Mohn
William W. Mohn University of British Columbia
Michael E. P. Murphy
Michael E. P. Murphy University of British Columbia
Natalie C. J. Strynadka
Natalie C. J. Strynadka University of British Columbia
Claudio Luchinat
Claudio Luchinat University of Florence
Julian Davies
Julian Davies University of British Columbia
Victor Snieckus
Victor Snieckus Queen's University
Ivano Bertini
Ivano Bertini University of Florence
Kenneth N. Timmis
Kenneth N. Timmis Technische Universität Braunschweig
Michael N. G. James
Michael N. G. James University of Alberta
Isabella C. Felli
Isabella C. Felli University of Florence

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